[Important] Tsukuba City Adopts 'GO Ticket' to Alleviate Pregnant Women's Travel Anxiety, First in Prefecture for Digital Taxi Tickets in Maternal Support

GO Inc. (Headquarters: Minato-ku, Tokyo; President and CEO: Hiroshi Nakajima), which operates the No.1※1 taxi app "GO", has been deploying the digital taxi ticket "GO Ticket" since 2023, marking a first in Japan. While the convenience of digital tickets is accelerating their use in various scenarios, from business to personal gifting, they are also being chosen by local governments nationwide as tools to support resident mobility. Most recently, "GO Ticket" has been adopted for Tsukuba City's "Maternal Taxi Usage Fee Subsidy Program" in Ibaraki Prefecture. This marks the first adoption of digital taxi tickets for maternal support in Ibaraki Prefecture, with application acceptance scheduled to begin on April 1, 2026 (Wednesday).

｜Digital Taxi Ticket: Completion of Reception, Registration, and Usage Online

The taxi app "GO" is the No.1 taxi app covering all 47 prefectures in Japan. In response to the growing demand for taxi orders via app, the use of "GO Ticket", Japan's first digital taxi ticket usable within the app, is increasing year by year. Similar to traditional paper taxi tickets, it can be used for taxi fare payments. The entire process, from receiving the issue code and registering it in the app to its actual use, is completed online.

｜"GO Ticket" Usable with Taxi App "GO" to be Distributed to Pregnant and Postpartum Women in Tsukuba City

Municipalities promoting DX are increasingly adopting digital taxi tickets as mobility support measures for local residents. Recently, "GO Ticket" was adopted for Tsukuba City's "Maternal Taxi Usage Fee Subsidy Program" in Ibaraki Prefecture. Pregnant and postpartum women who are registered residents of Tsukuba City and have received a maternal and child health handbook can apply electronically through the city's website to receive a total of 20,000 yen worth of "GO Tickets" usable from Reiwa 8 (2026). "GO Tickets" can be used as a payment method for fares in GO-equipped taxi vehicles※2. They can be used for prenatal check-ups from pregnancy to postpartum, hospital admissions and discharges related to childbirth, as well as for other obstetric and gynecological visits related to pregnancy and childbirth.

｜Resolving Travel Anxiety and Supporting a More Secure Life

With the mission "To bring happiness through mobility," GO aims to solve various social issues in Japan. In addition to providing family monitoring features within the "GO" app and supporting maternal mobility, the company will continue to collaborate with municipalities across Japan...